New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
STRIKERS LOSING COURAGE.
PLENTY OF NoN-UNIoN COMPOsIT0Rs.
sor MUCH MoXEY or HAND-nEAvY AssEssMENrs


AND SOME GRUMBLiNG.
large and enthusiastic meeting OF the employing
printers held yesterday morning at tho rooms OF the
Typothetc Park place. All the employers whose men
strike present ami the situation was
discussed and considered from its various pontsof view
The COMMITTEES OF five which held the conference with
comu ittec from Typographical Union No. g. on Frlhsy
night, made a report OF the proceedings
At tie conference the employing printers were pre-
,entSd with the ultimatum OF tho cOmpostors There
was indication Ia IL that the strikers were willing to
coucede any OF the points which they made the fight.
80 no compromise could be- reached Inc compostors
demanded three things: that all VINO have been em-
poycd the strike should no ilscharge that those
unfaithfu the union should that every non-unon
employe must Join the union aud that In the future all
Offices must be card union Offices The rrprcsen-
0 The employers would not consider the demands
and rcp,rtcd TO the meeting. This the employer
agreed win fully and decided that no further CON
fercucos viii be- held with tho men.
The applications for employment from non-unon
printers TO the headquarters OF tho employers in
greater numbers Yesterday. and the present rate OF
anplications keeps ~. It will lie but matter Of few
da,s before he offices where the mon arc now on strike
VIII he hcd win competent men. The failure OF tho
printers settle the strike on Friday night wa' not
looked upon favorsby Oy the men on strike The Gcn
eral opinion among them is that their president has
blunercd holding out on THIS point. Inc mon them
selves arc responsible this rhcy at first 30
so confident that tue strike would last At the
longest not than day or two that
their committee took determined stand They
wcr. adyi-ed however. by Arbitration Commissioner
Donovan not ho, ou tho point that they did His
advice was not listened ami the men, in place OF get
ting the increased OF wages will undoubtedly have
to accept what tue employers are willing 10 pay.
The rmplnyer- aro now pVins al their new hands i3
cents tho tnd ems tho rate demanded by the unlon
au say that hey Will athore to it, Bntif the places of
the union printers file they will have to seek en-
ployment in other cics where no wage, are
considerably lower than In NeW-iOrk. Tue
only delay that there will be Is with the
trade plpcrs Bu; It will not he OF any great length. as
the men who are seeking employment are sent to them
FIRST WITH the periodicals magaz ne5 ami work OF that
kul delay Of a day or two b. mado up by extra
work and yet little likelihood OF many delays in
those departments Of tho printing business
There WIS crowd OF 500 or GOO men around Pythay
ora. Iall in Cunast ali the forenoon yesterday Tue
printers ON hand were not IN TIE best OK spirt for they
were wise cuou- 90 that the strike was already
f, lurc They held meeung during the afternoon s1d
decided that they wound mold ont until their employers
gave In. 1nis was done 10 bolster up inc
courage of tho.c Who ~ece wrahenins and were appa
,uy viu. g. bretX from the ranks o. the strikers ana
return o w"r Ley wee rilj Oh ."o u.,. !" ~, @ ~
the slLc rund. thc married men received ~ auu
the .lr -. There ~ much dis-s SlHt no." It"u
tn, otncr meunrts OF pEosrdphicI Cnioh No. over
ulr a-sc .ncnt HAT "a' bron !c'lc o" thcn 10 =" i'
tie sir.ttss The printer 40" AZ WORK VINO GET NOR
ban ~lu week HL.t - Per cont 81 thrr "'<f' 10
a., strike liul. TAl, uuu.uIly heavy assessment
amt 30 shows tI1t the union - CON
l.rafiycIy without funds 20 support siilAr.
/, BE- not sry tAtt the stu~e will spread - tie new
paper Offices, Ius mrn ou tAo mDruh- papers are nm
10 r. Jar ~cuslhc 10 stfik" so enforce -uch de"
unld ,au.rI ths sttAc. Ihcy are, ~ wei, DE :
heavily to supper those already out' AM thls
ha- not made iusm AN entiu-iaauc. -
only Olr JItf on WJS made yrsteii3Y ~ tu' l-I ''
-iiar. and t.lt 90 tHc o1cr o tlI Too - NO
Sd I,nn.f lu the toIulng ono OF the hiiu T.. koi NJ
fur card Ir,lauuz that the office was uoi a uh1oh OF
"cald oico tAd at Except $50 men rti thcr cases
Ius Added tJOut tulrty meu 10 tie LIST or slllArfh